Up until a couple months ago, Sam Hooper was overseeing ‘normal business’ at Vermont Glove, a family-owned work glove manufacturer in the rising outdoor town of Randolph, Vermont. With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Sam and his operation made the big pivot to start building protective masks for front-line healthcare workers. As orders poured in, the Vermont Glove team created a statewide network of 80 sewing enthusiasts to help fill the rising demand.